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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Each year in United States, there are between 300,000 and 600,000 cases of pulmonary embolism (PE). If un-treated almost 1/3 of patient die, usually from recurrent PE. However, with prompt diagnosis and treatment, the mortality rate is only ~ 2 – 8%. Unfortunately, 2/3 of all cases of PE are diagnosed only on autopsy [http://stopdvt.org/Documents/AMA%20Fact%20Sheet%20Current%20Research.pdf]. | Each year in United States, there are between 300,000 and 600,000 cases of pulmonary embolism (PE). If un-treated almost 1/3 of patient die, usually from recurrent PE. However, with prompt diagnosis and treatment, the mortality rate is only ~ 2 – 8%. Unfortunately, 2/3 of all cases of PE are diagnosed only on autopsy [http://stopdvt.org/Documents/AMA%20Fact%20Sheet%20Current%20Research.pdf]. | ||
Only 10-20% of VTE is clinically recognized, as depicted by the figure below | |||
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Figure :The challenge in diagnosis of VTE | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editors-in-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [2]
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Overview
Each year in United States, there are between 300,000 and 600,000 cases of pulmonary embolism (PE). If un-treated almost 1/3 of patient die, usually from recurrent PE. However, with prompt diagnosis and treatment, the mortality rate is only ~ 2 – 8%. Unfortunately, 2/3 of all cases of PE are diagnosed only on autopsy [3].
Only 10-20% of VTE is clinically recognized, as depicted by the figure below
Figure :The challenge in diagnosis of VTE